With the completion of the celebrated Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Frank O. Gehry has entered the pantheon of twentieth-century masters. In this wholly unique new book, Gehry himself offers extensive and illuminating commentary on various aspects of the processes involved in developing his revolutionary designs, including his influences, clients, use of materials and new technologies.
Gehry Talks: Architecture + Process documents all his new work over the past decade, tracing his evolution from a southern California architect known for his idiosyncratic use of materials and collaboration with local artists, to an international figure whose fluid, hitherto undreamt-of forms surge beyond the aesthetic and technical constraints of the twentieth century.
Though controversial and daring, Gehry's works always possess an elegance that lends warmth and humane scope to each project.
This generously illustrated presentation features twenty-four projects, including the Chiat-Day Headquarters in California; the Team Disneyland Administration Building in Anaheim, California; the Vitra Furniture Museum and Factory in Weil am Rhein; and the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.
The book features perceptive essays by editor Mildred Friedman and architecture critic Michael Sorkin, as well as photographs of buildings that have been completed since the publication of the original volume
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